*Cerastium arvense Linnaeus. Field Chickweed. Hab: Disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Eurasia. Introduced at scattered locations in ne. North America, including MD and NJ (FNA).
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = NE, NY; = Cerastium arvense L. ssp. arvense – FNA5, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Pa; < Cerastium arvense L. – C, G, GrPl; > Cerastium arvense L. var. arvense – F, Tat; > Cerastium arvense L. var. viscidulum Gremli – F
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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